000
FZNT02 KNHC 232143
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON FEB 23 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 24N35W TO 19N58W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 65W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N35W TO 19N65W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.   

.ATLC NEW COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 24N80W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 
78W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. OLD ATLC FRONT 31N62W 
TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 23N77W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED 31N59W TO 21N74W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
NEAR FRONT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 31N53W TO 25N65W 
TO 22N74W. S OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT AND E OF 
LINE FROM 31N72W TO 26N76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 81W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N E 
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N W OF 80W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE FROM 29N90W TO 21N98W N TO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI